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Easy Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe in the Instant Pot

A delicious homemade elderberry syrup that boosts your immune system during cold and flu season!
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Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Equipment

  • Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
  • Fine Mesh Strainer
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Filtered Water
  • 3/4 cup Dried Elderberries
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Clove or 1 Tbsp Whole Cloves
  • 5 Cardamom Pods Break open pods
  • 2 Sticks Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Dried Ginger or 1 inch fresh peeled Ginger
  • 1 tsp Orange Peel
  • 2 Star Anise Pods
  • 1 cup Raw Honey

Instructions
 

  • Using the back of a knife, gently smash cardamom pods to open up the outer shell (you do not need to empty out the seeds).
  • Add 2 cups of water, elderberries, and all herbs to the InstaPot.
  • Set the Instant Pot to MANUAL for 10 minutes.
  • Vent immediately or release naturally for an additional 10 minutes.
  • Mash berries and then strain the liquid through a fine mesh seive. Using the back of a spoon, push through any additional liquid out of the elderberries.
  • Add 1 cup of cold water (and ice if needed).
  • Wait for elderberry liquid to cool below 98 degrees, then add honey and stir.

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